The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-22
CHIN Foo AND DENIS.
THE SAND LOTS ORATOR AND THE
MANDARIN MEET.

a Splendid Start, but Wong Chin
Foo Was Better Stayer-Kearney
Was Pacific at Times, but the Lie
Was Occasionally Exchanged.
From the Ney York World.
To see and hear Wong Chin Foo and
Denis Kearney in a set-to TO finish on the
Chinese question is a treat for which the
intellectual sporting men of this country
have wished FOR many years. Such con-
test took place in the World Office yester-
day When Denis, the fiery-tongued, came
TO this great town half dozen years ago to
tell us all how wicked the Cinnamon Were,
Wong had just begun to publish in New
York his artistic but short-lved paper the
Chinese American. He, mandarin of
bluest Celestial blood and wearer of many
buttons, challenged Denis, plain American
truckman and all-round sand-lots orator, to
come out on the platform and hold public
debate on the merits and dement's OF John
ChInnnan as a factor in the American body
polite A shrewd theatrical man. seeing
prospects of large and juicy gate-money,
tried his best to bring the pair together in
public, but in vain. Denis knew that, al
though Wong was a little fellow. he had
much ready wit and keen tongue, and not
even the chance to earn good sized purse
could induce him to enter the contest. SO
he quietly went on in his peaceful pursuit of
throwing mud at the Chinese character and
scorned to debate with Wong Chin Foo.
The mandarin grew very angry over the
sandlots' orators slight. The orator cun
tinued to abuse the Chinese, all and sundrN,
as a vile, treacherous, pestiferouS lot, bub
wouldn't consent to make a speech where
there was any danger of his being contra
dicted. Then Wong, seeing that there was
no show for a struggle OF intelects, cha!-
ienged Denis to meet MIN with swords, piss
tolls or any other weapon the man from the
Pacific slope might choose Denis trembled,
but preserved bold front. He declared he
didn't want to hurt his brave little foeman.
To everybody's surprise Denis at once left
town, having suddenly discovered that he
had important and unfulfilled engagements
on the Pacific coast Wong didn't crow the
least bit, but D. served an air of grandeur
for several weeks. Then he soon mourned
80 much for the untimely death of his CHI
Hese-Amc,- ~. that he forgot all about his
triumph over tho fiery orator.
Since thai time Wong Chin Foo has been
growing greater, and so has Denis Wong
has lectured at $500 a night, travelled all
over America and lately wrote articles for
the World and the North American Rerier
Denis was elected to high and profitable
offices by his appreciative San Franciscan
feliow-citizens again and again and gave
mp truck-driving altogether for the delights
and gains of speech-making. Everybody
who reads the World knows that lately he
returned to New York for the purpose of
delivering more speeches. This time he is
going to help pass the Mitchell bill to pro
hibit any more Cinnamon from setting foot
i'll America. His great effort at Cooper
Union Halt last night shows how thoroughly
in earnest he is. Wong got back the other
day from his lecturing tour in the West and
happened to come into the World office yes
terday morning and Denis Kearney dropped
i'll at the sams tins. A reporter was made
referee of the contest. There were no time
keepers, seconds or Stockholders None were
needed.
THE CONTESTANTS MEET.
Promptly at II 80 o'clock the contestants
entered the editors little room. He intro
duced them and they shook hands. Wong
had to reach upward to perform this act,
and Denis had to poke his arm downward
at an angle of twenty degrees. As they
faced each other the contrast was striking.
Denis is about feet inches high broad
shouldered, deep-chested and muscular, with
a broad, round head set solidly on thick
brawny neck. His little ears bulge out over
wads of thick, cervical muscles and his
grayish blue eyes peep out above chubby
cheeks the color of ripe cherries. His
hands are broad and thick and his
and bristly little red moustache heighten the
pugnaeious aspect created by his broad, low
forehead, slightly turned-up nose, wide
mouth and square chin.
Wong is about feet inches high, sen-
der and agile as greyhound. His features
are distinctly Monaghan and his hands long
and slender. He seemed what sporting
man would call little fine; that is, there
wasn't an ounce of superfluous flesh on his
slender frame, and his black eyes were
snappy and sparkling. He wears his hair
cut short in the American fashion, and his
1.-THE figure was covered with black suit
whose leading feature was modish frock
coat
Both men appeared eager for the fray,
just as you will see two boxers eve each
other anxiously from opposite corners of
the squared circle. Denis was bit nervous
His right hand crumpled the rim of his
black SLOUGH hat and the pudgy fingers of
his left drummed automatically against the
seam of his trousers. Wong had his olive
face screwed into an expression of grim,
firm determination, but he was outwardly
in profound calm. A hasty observer, in
spite of the fact that the American orator
seemed out of condition and quite fat,
would have predicted his triumph in short
order
The writer led the combatants to a small.
cozy inner room, and the nimble Office boy
rugged IN three chairs. When the cham
pions and their humble referee were seated
the contest began. Denis dropped his hat
into his lap, clasped his fingers and stead
tasty regarded his adversary. Wong fired
his coat over on little table and kept his
hat on. Denis held his guard well up and
made play cautiously, after the manner of
a man who waits for an opening
Wong took the initiative in a daring bit
of play, 81 understand, Mr.. Kearney, ;" said
he that you are against all Cinnamon, and
that you have come to New York to fight
them"
KEARNEY'S NEW GOSPEL.
Denis stopped the thrust neatly II am
not against Cinnamon as race" he an
swered, "but | am opposed to them coming
here as serfsl peons! slavesl!! If the Irish
Catholic. the English Protestant or the Ger
man Lutheran, came here under the con-
tract slavery system, I'd oppose them the
same way. 1t isn't the Chinese as a race /
oppose, but their slavery system I'm
against them because they are brought here
on contract"
Anybody who has read Mr.. Kearney's
speeches will at once see what a new and
pacific departure this was from his usual
line of talk.
THAT is not true" said Wong brisky.
"You cannot prove that. Can you STOW
me one Chinaman who was brought to
America on contractF'
''They all are said Denis. "I-I-In--
81 wasn't brought here on contract said